Ask HN: Why Does Hacker News pay for Google Ads?

#1

Post by sizei8ht » Fri, Oct 05, 2018, 1:45 PM UTC

When I Google "Hacker News" the first result is sometimes a Google Ad for Hacker News. Why does Ycombinator take out ads for Hacker News if they are first in natural results already?

Re: Ask HN: Why Does Hacker News pay for Google Ads?

#2

Post by Corrspt » Fri, Oct 05, 2018, 4:28 PM UTC

Hum, it could be to prevent that someone from having a place on top of the first result for hacker news.

Re: Ask HN: Why Does Hacker News pay for Google Ads?

#3

Post by sctb » Fri, Oct 05, 2018, 9:05 PM UTC

We don't! Bizarre. Would you like to email us a screenshot to hn@ycombinator.com?

Re: Ask HN: Why Does Hacker News pay for Google Ads?

#4

Post by Daktest » Fri, Oct 05, 2018, 9:24 PM UTC

Is it possible that some 3rd party unrelated to HN or YC is running these ads? Weird...

Re: Ask HN: Why Does Hacker News pay for Google Ads?

#5

Post by sizei8ht » Tue, Oct 09, 2018, 6:51 AM UTC

sctb wrote: post #3

We don't! Bizarre. Would you like to email us a screenshot to hn@ycombinator.com?

I'll email you a screenshot now. Just Googled and still seeing the ad.